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Post by ira on Apr 12, 2014 21:20:05 GMT -5
That's a very impressive 1:1 scale Ira model. Did it win any awards? Yes it did.  I'm starting back to work on this one next week..  |
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Post by ira on May 19, 2014 18:32:49 GMT -5
Bubble Top!Instead of a Convertible I decided to add a Bubble Top to the Vette Jet and I'm going to make it from a large plastic Brandy Bottle.  I applied tape to the cut lines for the Bottle, then I marked the Lines with a Sharpie.  I cut the Bottle in half with a Cut-Off Wheel, then I made additional cuts with RC Body Trimming Scissors.  I am leveling off the bottom of the Front Bubble Top Half by moving it back and forth on Sandpaper. I will cut another Bubble Top for the Back Half.  More Coming...
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Post by Starryeyes on May 19, 2014 19:01:49 GMT -5
WOW!! in 8th scale never the less !!!
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Post by ira on May 21, 2014 9:21:14 GMT -5
WOW!! in 8th scale never the less !!! Yeah, it's BiG... |
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Post by ira on May 22, 2014 9:11:46 GMT -5
Double Bubble!After soaking the Bottle in hot soapy water I was able to remove the labels. Then I soaked a paper towel in Goo-Gone and laid it on the labels for an hour. The label glue came off pretty easy and I washed the bottle in hot soapy water.  Here is a test-fitting of the Front Bubble. After trimming the Front Bubble to fit pretty well, I traced it's shape on to the other half of the Bottle and cut it out.  Here is a mock-up of both Bubbles in place. I'm going to wait a few days before I do any more cutting, I need to think a little bit about the next step...  More Coming...
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Post by modelcarfan on May 22, 2014 21:48:51 GMT -5
Just a thought, since you might be figuring ways to fix that bubble top... how about taking a look at the pontiac banshee model kit.. i think by revel... they have the kind of frame across the top of the bubble... maybe this will give you some idea to edit on your project youre working on ?
Hope this helps..
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Post by ira on May 24, 2014 9:02:53 GMT -5
Just a thought, since you might be figuring ways to fix that bubble top... how about taking a look at the pontiac banshee model kit.. i think by revel... they have the kind of frame across the top of the bubble... maybe this will give you some idea to edit on your project youre working on ? Hope this helps.. |
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Post by modelcarfan on May 25, 2014 3:41:50 GMT -5
How about trying an old beach bucket pail usually for sand play.. the top edge usually have a small curvage and you can clip part of it and apply to the trim of the bubbletop?
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Post by ira on May 29, 2014 8:55:42 GMT -5
How about trying an old beach bucket pail usually for sand play.. the top edge usually have a small curvage and you can clip part of it and apply to the trim of the bubbletop? I think I will be using an extra piece that I cut off the Bottle to cover the Bubble Joint... |
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Post by ira on Jun 8, 2014 8:43:34 GMT -5
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Post by ira on Jun 18, 2014 9:29:22 GMT -5
New Bubble!When trying to fit the Rear Bubble to the Body Contours I cut too much off. The Rear Bubble was a little too low for head clearance. So I traced the Front Bubble on to another Brandy Bottle and cut it out.  I used a Razor Saw to start the cut in the bottle, then I cut the rest with Lexan Scissors from Kyohso. Alcohol wipes are good to remove the Sharpie lines from tracing the New Bubble.  Here is the New Rear Bubble in place! Plenty of headroom now.  Rear View.  More Coming...
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Post by jimbertges on Jun 19, 2014 1:31:47 GMT -5
So, that's three bottles of Brandy so far, right? Are you sure you should be handling sharp objects and toxic chemicals after emptying that many bottles?
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Post by ira on Jun 21, 2014 8:25:24 GMT -5
So, that's three bottles of Brandy so far, right? Are you sure you should be handling sharp objects and toxic chemicals after emptying that many bottles? Only two so far, we are making Brandy Cherries from the second bottle for Christmas... |
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Post by ira on Jun 21, 2014 16:00:00 GMT -5
New Fins!
I decided to change the Shape of the Rear Fins. I drew the outlines for the New Fins on the Old Fins.  Using a Cut-Off Wheel in a Dremel Tool I cut off the sections to be removed.  Next I Sanded down the Shape of the Rear Fins so that they blended into the Wings.  I also cut out small Fins for the Front and glued them in place.  More Coming...
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Post by ira on Jun 26, 2014 8:33:07 GMT -5
Mounting the Bubble!I will be using Quarter Round Plastic Strips to make a Mounting 'Ridge" to hold the Bubble Top in place. First I tried to Flatten the Mounting Area with a large Sanding Block. Then I started measuring for the Center Line and the outside edge of the Bubble Top Area and marked them.  Here is the front section with the Center and Outside Lines marked.  Here is the rear with the same Lines marked.  Then I traced the shape of the Bubbles on the Front and Rear Areas.  More Coming...
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I'm starting back to work on this one next week.. 
